IELTS Preparation

Our Birmingham language centre is located in the heart of the UK’s second largest city, giving you access to a range of the city’s transport links, shopping, attractions and entertainment.

Our bright and modern Birmingham school gives you a comfortable and friendly space to learn whilst being perfectly located to allow you to explore the city.

The Bull Ring shopping centre, Birmingham Snow Hill Station and the Birmingham Art Gallery are all within walking distance. There’s also a variety of restaurants and coffee shops close to the centre where you can relax and meet friends and classmates.

The Language Gallery in the UK is part of the thriving Global University Systems group, an international network of higher education institutions where 78,000 people are currently studying around the world in 42 international locations.

Based in some of the world’s biggest cities, from London to Singapore, the group’s network is continually growing as we develop partnerships, establish new academic institutions and expand into new regions.

The Language Gallery is an English language courses and University Pathways provider with schools in London, Birmingham and Nottingham.

We pride ourselves on our internationalism and our interactive approach to learning. All of our schools are located in the centres of these landmark cities.

Our Values

The Language Gallery values are to offer equal opportunities for all staff and students, celebrating multi-culturalism and tolerance, to achieve academic excellence. We aim to provide language skills, an experience, and a sense of community to all our students.

Our Methodology and Staff

Our team of language professionals can help you to achieve your goal of studying at university. Through weekly assessments, personalised progression and tutorials, you will develop the language skills you need to progress onto university study, all with the support of our dedicated team.

We also employ a team of advisors who have an excellent knowledge of our courses and can help you every step of the way. You will learn all the skills you need for university study and be given guidance on the best university courses for you.

Why choose The Language Gallery?

Our goal is to ensure students develop the language skills they need to progress onto university study. Once you have completed your course, will even assist you in helping you to find a degree programme in the UK.

Academic Success

Our aim is to ensure students develop the language skills they need to progress to meet their English language goals.

Our goal is to give you a gateway to success, be that at work, in life in general or at a UK university. 

We will support you every step of the way with our friendly and qualified staff and, for those progressing to university, our ever-growing number of university partners will give you the choices you need for your desired degree programme.  

To help you reach your goals, our courses are flexible. Students can move easily between any of the English language courses we offer, all with no extra fees charged.  You’ll receive:

• Weekly assessments to help you understand your progress.

• Regular tutorials with your teacher to discuss your development and set learning goals.

• Personalised progression – moving to the next level or course as soon as you are ready

• Teaching techniques that encourage independent learning and foster confidence. These are combined with the following highly effective techniques and approaches for the teaching of English:

• Task Based Learning - Practical activities and tasks to help you develop and improve your language skills.

• The Lexical Approach - Functional language and vocabulary for everyday life and real-life situations.

• Guided Discovery - A teacher provides examples of a language item and helps the learners to find the rules themselves.

This communicative teaching approach is based on 50 years of academic research.

Student Focus

Whilst studying with us, you will also benefit from:

• A friendly and sociable atmosphere with free language activities and trips in the city every week so you can have fun and make friends quickly

• Trips to tourist destinations outside of the city for weekends and holidays

• Social activities - different things to do with your new friends every week

• 24/7 on call staff - emergency telephone number given to all students

• City-switch, meaning you can start your course in one city and finish it in another giving you the opportunity to discover more of the UK

• Accommodation services

• Airport transfers

• Qualified and friendly teachers

• First Aid and Welfare Officers on every site